{"product_id":"collected-poems-1943-2004-paperback","title":"Collected Poems 1943-2004 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Wilbur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most honored poets of 20th-century American verse, Richard Wilbur won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his poetry. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a distinguished career spanning more than sixty years, Richard Wilbur stands as one of America's preeminent men of letters. \u003cem\u003eCollected Poems 1943-2004\u003c\/em\u003e is the comprehensive collection of Wilbur's astonishing, timeless work. It will serve as the most referenced trove of this beloved poet's best verses for many years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Trackless Woods\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn trackless woods, it puzzled me to find\u003cbr\u003eFour great rock maples seemingly aligned, \u003cbr\u003eAs if they had been set out in a row\u003cbr\u003eBefore some house a century ago, \u003cbr\u003eTo edge the property and lend some shade.\u003cbr\u003eI looked to see if ancient wheels had made\u003cbr\u003eOld ruts to which the trees ran parallel, \u003cbr\u003eBut there were none, so far as I could tell-\u003cbr\u003eThere'd been no roadway. Nor could I find the square\u003cbr\u003eDepression of a cellar anywhere, \u003cbr\u003eAnd so I tramped on further, to survey\u003cbr\u003eAmazing patterns in a hornbeam spray\u003cbr\u003eOr spirals in a pine cone, under trees\u003cbr\u003eNot subject to our stiff geometries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOVER THE COURSE of his distinguished sixty-year career, Richard Wilbur has written seventeen collections of poetry, five children s books, and numerous works of prose and translations. This volume presents a comprehensive collection of Wilbur s work, including many of his most recent poems.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"New York Times\" Notable Book \u003cbr\u003e\"The indispensable Wilbur.\"\"--The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The work in these 500 or so pages has been one of the saving graces of poetry in our time. Such a volume will see a reader through quiet evenings and noisy Metro commutes, indeed through one's whole life.\"--\"The Washington Post Book World\" \u003cbr\u003e\"\"Collected Poems\"may well contain the most distinguished body of work by any American poet writing in the second half of the 20th century.\" \" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\" \u003cbr\u003e\"[Wilbur] should be read in the company of Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens.\" -- Harold Bloom \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Wilbur, poet and translator, is one of the preeminent men of letters of our time. He has served as poet laureate of the United States and his many other honors include a National Book Award, two Pulitzer Prizes, and the Bollingen Translation Prize. Wilbur lives in Cummington, Massachusetts, and Key West, Florida. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.04 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762744230176,"sku":"9780156030793","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/11043a947cc987be35fa47105cbb3fdd.webp?v=1780224966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/collected-poems-1943-2004-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}